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A short film documenting a day out with artists practicing their craft through plein air style paintings.

An intimate and profound look at the poetics of Antonio Pettinicchi

Paul, 30 years old, relives the memories of his childhood spent with his grandfather.

From My Third Floor Window follows E.A. Kahane, a renowned New York photographer as she captures the joy and celebrations of the famous Thanksgiving Parade. Kahane’s love for the parade is deeply intertwined with her love for the city and her very New York love story with her husband. Through her photographs, we can trace the history of the parades, turkeys, balloons, people, fashion and the unbridled joy of New York City. This short is her love letter to the city, its people, art and her family.

First-person testimony of the life and work of one of the most important and prolific supporting actors in our country. The last legacy of one of the actors who most loved his profession and for which he continued working until his last days.

The Nala track club of Kenya is full of promising young athletes. A look into how they practice and their coaches.

A man from a Nordic country recreates Francoist times through his memory and the memory of others.

A heartfelt look at the life of a wonderful person and the legacy she has left behind, looking into her love, patience, kindness and the grief of her passing.

A car slowly navigates the winding streets and disparate airwaves of the United States of America in search of the scars of capitalism in natural landscapes, urban environments, people, and wildife.

Janina lives with her oldest daughter Dana in a village, idyllically nestled between mountains and dense forests in southwestern Poland. At the age of 92, Janina recalls her past more vividly than she ever has. The film takes us on a journey into commitment, personal loss, resilience, and the importance of empathy in the face of the darkest moments in history.

Clouds and more clouds.

New gas and electricity meters promise to save customers time, money and energy, but cameras reveal not all is what it seems when it comes to smart meters. With reports of more and more horror stories of inaccurate bills and an invasion of privacy, an investigation into things the energy companies and the government don't want you to know.

Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Spotlighting her historic performances, the film explores the racial barriers she overcame to triumph in her 1966 performance as "Carmen."

When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty right to fish and establish them as managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.

Renowned Artist Gary Baseman embarks on a journey from the Fairfax district of Los Angeles to the villages of Poland and Ukraine, in search of a hidden family secret from World War II.

A North Vancouver semi-pro soccer team in its second season strives for greatness and unity in the face of a barrage of conflicts and hardships.

Joaquín, a superstitious person, decides to “give his body to science” and test all the popular myths to determine, once and for all, if bad luck exists.

This documentary explores the disintegration of Yugoslavia from a historical and human perspective, highlighting the events that led to the collapse of this union, which was once considered a symbol of unity and coexistence among diverse nationalities.

Martine is a marriage counsellor at the Women's Centre in Montreuil. Between files and dance steps, she takes us on a tour of the centre, telling us how she welcomes women who are victims of domestic abuse and the battles they fight alongside the association.

Onça is a dive into the cherished memories of director and screenwriter Keyci Martins, who relives the Easter holidays in her family's village. Under the leadership of her grandparents, the family gathers around traditions that preserve the culture of Maranhão.

"Omega Wants to Dance" is a visually striking documentary filmed across Europe, North America, Asia, and Latin America. It explores how dance, in all its forms, reflects both personal expression and collective identity - shaping how we connect, communicate, and grow as human beings. At the center of the film is a unique question: What makes us human? This perspective opens a broader reflection on how we define ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually and where our shared potential as a species might lead.

Arrate lives in Larraul, Gipuzkoa, where she makes organic honey and its by products using techniques to protect and regenerate wild pollination ecosystems. Every day, in her hives, she takes care of the local black bee.

1972. A Kombi travels from Amsterdam to Goa, India. This journey is the raw material for Boom Shankar, the only film directed by Guará Rodrigues, a mythical character in Brazilian cinema, both as an actor and behind the camera, as an assistant to some of the greatest directors of the period. That film disappeared before its release, but some recently found fragments are combined with testimonies from members of the trip that recover the libertarian and pioneering spirit of the time.

A look into the lives of a couple experiencing a long-distance relationship.

Three months of a man suffering musophoia. The strange connection between a girl, his pet and a ridiculous man .

The job of a deep-sea fisherman is still extremely dangerous today. Waves, storms, physical work and hardly any sleep - the stress levels are high, even though the ships are now ultra-modern. Fishing far out at sea requires experience and luck. The weather can change within minutes and this also applies to fish prices, which vary greatly depending on the catch. It quickly becomes a race against time and the forces of nature.

A documentary by the Dossier Center tells the story of Russian volunteers who have joined Ukraine's side and are fighting for its liberation. In Russia, these individuals are labeled as terrorists: they have crossed into the Kursk and Belgorod regions armed and engaged in battles with the Russian army. These volunteers made a choice that severed ties with their families and friends. Dossier journalists traveled to the frontlines to explore what drives these Russians to take up arms against their compatriots. This film is not only a chronicle of the war in Ukraine but also an exploration of deep moral conflicts. It is a story of traitors, heroes, and their tragic futures.

Critical reflection on the illegal mining of precious metals under harsh working conditions is intertwined with observations of moon exploration. Two motifs interwoven with questions about the price of progress – the planet being mined and the exhausted miners digging up depleted gold deposits in Africa – draw attention to the ethical dimension of natural resource exploitation.

Mapping the body as a site of resistance Blood Speaks is an odyssey of womanhood and defiance drawing together the real and the imaginary to trace possible paths to resilience and justice.

Artists and local activists work to revive the town of Bombay Beach on the shores of California’s dried-up Salton Sea.

Join the NOFX story by being part of the end.

A year in the life of the unique Central High School Law and Government Magnet Program.

An ordinary house, surrounded by trees and ever-changing weather. Through its walls, we perceive sounds as the building silently witnesses the stories happening within its walls. Different voices fill the footage by telling us about their stillbirth experiences at different stages within their healthcare journey – together forming a whole.

Sanctuary Station traces a series of encounters with women and youth who have cultivated intrinsic attachments to the various life forms inhabiting the redwood forests and remote terrains of northwestern California. Oscillations between the desire for solitude and the need for collaboration recur through an album-like progression of personal stories and actions. These encounters are framed through the poems of Mary Norbert Korte (1934-2022), an ex-nun who built her own cabin deep in the forest, adjacent to a former logging railroad. Korte’s life and work bear witness to the daily phenomena of internal and external experience. Depictions of ongoing forest defense movements, collective and personal rites of mourning, and intimate everyday routines evoke cycles of life unfolding within this intricately interwoven environment.

Aleksey Kozlov is interested in drifting and decides to build a drift car from an old rare Toyota Cresta car from 1987 with body number JZX-71 (hence the name of the film). This is a story about a simple guy who lives in Kamchatka, where there is still no infrastructure for training, where there is snow on the road 9 months a year, but he dreams of competing in the most prestigious race in Russia RDS-GP, where top pilots compete with each other from all over the world.

Brower Commons, a dining hall at Rutgers University, was a fixture of my freshman year, and then it was gone--but students kept talking about it, complaining about its absence just as they had previously complained about its food. This toxic, confusing relationship fascinated me, and I had to learn more, dig deeper, and uncover the truth. What resulted was a journey that took me through countless student interviews, frustrating university bureaucracy, and hidden Rutgers history.

This documentary is about singer Larisa Mondrus, whose musical career and life story are unique. In the 1960s, Larisa's voice was first heard in occupied Latvia, and then, when her family moved to Moscow, she became famous throughout the Soviet Union. In the 1970s, Larisa Mondrusa fell out of favor with Soviet cultural officials and managed to emigrate to the Federal Republic of Germany, where she surprisingly built a brilliant career on the German pop music scene. Larisa's songs in Latvian also gained enormous popularity in Latvia, behind the Iron Curtain. People listened to Larisa, as well as the Chicago Five, Ilmārs Dzenis, and others, on illegally imported records and widely distributed recordings. The filmmakers met with Larisa Mondrus, her partner Egīls Švarcs in Germany, and interviewed Larisa's contemporaries and stage colleagues.

Nemesio herds sheep in Babia. He lives as people did a century ago, without running water and sometimes without electricity. His way of life is now a possible option for a group of people who need calm, who seek to silence the noise in their minds.

On both sides of the Mediterranean, a battle is being fought over the preservation of Marshal Lyautey's legacy. In 1912, Marshal Lyautey became the first Resident-General of the French Protectorate in Morocco. There, he was a soldier, peacemaker, administrator, builder, urban planner, writer, and protector of the arts and monuments. A century later, the Lyautey Foundation, chaired by Claude Jamati, the marshal's great-grandnephew, is working to preserve his castle in Thorey-Lyautey near Nancy. In Morocco, the Casamémoire association is campaigning to ensure that his architectural legacy, unique in the world, is not sacrificed under pressure from property developers. Through their struggle, this film reveals the complex history of a man who left his mark on the memory of Morocco and France.

What kind of people live in a town that revolves around Halloween? In Oregon, the picturesque town of St. Helens was home to the filming of the Disney Channel’s youthful horror-lite film HALLOWEENTOWN in the 1990s. After it became a surprise hit—and now a cult classic—the town decided to capitalize on this starring role and invites tourists to celebrate the film and Halloween with them every year.

A spatial exploration of Miami, and the endless pursuit of the American Dream in an era of immigrant mass mobilization, the absurd dominance of wealth and border securocracy.

12 minuted video on youtube about last moments of the celebrated actress Soad Hosny.

“KulturBahnhof” – this title has been carried by Kassel Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) since 1995. Over the years, it has become home to many cultural workers and creatives. Galleries, studios, rehearsal rooms, music clubs, an arthouse cinema, and the Offene Kanal (Public Access TV) are all located here. Between abandoned train tracks and old industrial buildings, important venues of the city’s cultural life emerged. However, by the end of 2023, many of these alternative and subversive institutions were forced to close. Deutsche Bahn increased rents and sent out eviction notices, citing plans to build a new operations center. To make a statement against this development, a group from Piraten Kanal Kassel organized a performative takeover of the station on New Year’s Eve. The film shows live performances that took place in the station hall, at Franz Ulrich, and in Stellwerk, combining them with small portraits and clips about the now vanished creative spaces.

Bluegrass 45, from Kobe, Japan was one of the most prolific bluegrass bands in the 1960s. Fifty years later, they reunite to retrace their 1971 tour deep in the American South. With infectious joy and humor, CALLED TO THE MOUNTAINS explores their unique musical world, as we get to know the individuals who make up the band and their connection to the music and culture that called them, accepted them, and forever changed their identities––from 5,000 miles away.

In 1968, a group of radical journalists leave the city and politics to live communally as organic farmers. The film examines their lives and return to the political world and how the commune became a community.